Question

When discussing lactation records, what does the term “fat corrected milk” mean?

(a) Fat has been added to the milk to the correct level

(b) Fat has been extracted from the milk to the correct level

(c) Lactation records are being adjusted to the same milk fat percentage

(d) The lactation record have an average amount of milk fat

I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

My enquiry is from Diseases and Deficiency topic in section Cow Health of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) Lactation records are being adjusted to the same milk fat percentage

Explanation: Fat-corrected milk (FCM) is a means of adjusting the milk yield for the amount of fat in the milk to reflect the relative energy concentration in the milk, thus it reflects the amount of energy required to produce the given amount of milk. It means Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage.